Contingent Workforce: Cost and Mitigation
More and more organizations are using a contingent workforce as a part of their business strategy – reducing fixed payroll costs, filling gaps invaluable skills, and increasing workforce flexibility, among other benefits. However, while it’s crucial to understand that managing a contingent workforce can be…
How Can Veterans start their Career in Skilled Trades?
After a long, eventful, and outstanding military career, what to do next? This is a big question for a lot of veterans. After dedicating most of their life to national service, transitioning to a civilian workplace can be challenging. As this phase of their life…
Employment Challenges faced by Veterans
Veterans offer a unique set of experiences, skills, and leadership abilities developed and honed during their years in the military and the crucible of combat. Yet, unemployment rates highlight returning veterans’ difficulties in their search for new careers. Almost two-thirds of the veterans underwent a…
Contingent Workforces in 2022: The Pros and Cons
What is a contingent workforce? The Contingent workers are hired on a per-project basis. They are also called freelancers, independent contractors, and consultants. These workers are not permanent employees, but they can work on a full or part-time basis because they work for a company…
Diversity & Inclusion: Expectations vs. Reality
Diversity and Inclusion (DI) in any organization are two elemental pillars of business and trending topics over the past few years. Many Thought leaders and Analysts are trying to predict the trends in Diversity and Inclusion and how these two approaches are critical to succeeding…
Things to Remember While Collecting Sensitive Employee Data
#BlackLivesMatter and #Metoo movements have shown society a mirror. We may think that we have come a long way and are no more part of the society that works in an orthodox manner. But these incidents time and again remind us of our reality. We…
September Employment Report: U.S. Economy Receives Mixed Signals
The employment report is back, and the figures do not seem promising. After a good jump in July, numbers for August and September seem crawling. September added just 194,000 jobs in the U.S. economy, down from 366,000 in August, clearly indicating a troubled and slow economy…
The Great Resignation and the Future of Contingent Workforce
Having lived long enough in fear of the pandemic, employees have emerged stronger than anticipated. So much so that they are now changing the power dynamics and gaining the upper hand in the negotiations. According to LinkedIn’s chief economist, Karin Kimbrough, “Candidates are being much more…
What Is A Blended Workforce Model? How Can You Prepare For It?
If we talked about the blended workforce a few years back, the concept would have sounded absurd. Working with multiple kinds of workforce setup wouldn’t have made practical sense. But fast forward to today, there has been a 180-degree shift in how companies view the…
Revamp Your Contingent Talent Experience in These 3 Steps
Since the pandemic, organizations around the world are working on extending their workforce with an active emphasis on procuring contingent labor. However, many companies are facing challenges while treading into this new territory. Companies with already established contingent programs are also having trouble attracting the…